Dave Mussard

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Dave Mussard
Personal information
Full name Dave Mussard
Date of birth (1987-02-08) 8 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Seychelles
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011– Seychelles 2 (0)

Dave Mussard (born 8 February 1987) is a Seychellois football player and chef. [1] [2] He is a goalkeeper playing for the Seychelles national football team and has represented Seychelles in the AFCON 2018. [3]

Internet Sensation

Mussard became an internet sensation during the AFCON 2018 qualifiers. He went viral because of his large shape as a goalkeeper, his daytime job is also a chef at a hotel in Seychelles. [4] [5] According to publications, most of the team members have daytime jobs and like Mussard they all had to beg for time off in order to play the AFCON cup. [6]

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References

  1. "Dave Mussard, portero de Las Seychelles: "No me importa lo que dice la gente" - Marca.com". Marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. "Seychelles goalie Dave Mussard becomes a viral sensation vs Nigeria". Football (soccer) greatest goals and highlights | 101 Great Goals. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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  4. "Afcon 2019: Dave Mussard, Seychelles' keeper, becomes internet sensation vs Nigeria [video]". The South African. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. Kortjaas, Bareng-Batho (7 October 2018). "What do Seychelles bring to the table?". Sunday Times.
  6. "Seychelles players juggle jobs and football". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.